Vanguard ETFs: If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Join 'Em

The word Vanguard describes the person or entity at the forefront in any movement, field, or activity. While the Vanguard Group mutual fund company led the charge into index funds for retail investors, it hasn’t been able to take that position in the ETF field. On Tuesday, Vanguard announced it would sell its entire line-up of ETFs commission-free to its brokerage clients. This comes on the heels of Charles Schwab (SCHW) and iShares offering commission-free ETFs. However, by offering all 46 of its ETFs, Vanguard now offers the largest selection of funds without commissions. Vanguard also lowered the fees to trade stocks and non-Vanguard ETFs to the range of $2 to $7.Complete Story »

Dan Pritch submits: Evidently, there’s a race to the bottom in trading commissions seeing as how there are new discount brokers popping up with various free/low-fee commissions and now, multiple large names are offering trading on ETFs they manage or have relationships with absolutely free.

ETF Database submits: As the ETF world continues to expand, more online brokerage houses are beginning to offer their clients commission-free trading on ETFs as a way to generate interest in these relatively new investment vehicles. Among the first firms to offer this program were Fidelity which currently offers 26 commission-free ETFs, Charles Schwab (11 ETFs), and Vanguard (47 ETFs in total).

So far Bullfax.com Blog has concentrated on economics and market dynamics. We will try to boarden this with some more practical analysis - this week we are pround to present a special feature by Dr. Sam Subramanian - http://www.alphaprofit.com/alphaprofit.html . He offers an indepth analysis of on recent developments in what's become a favourite of retail investors - ETFs (or exchange-traded fund).

Michael Johnston submits:Vanguard, known within the ETF and index fund industries for its rock bottom expenses, announced on Tuesday that it will begin offering commission-free trading on its ETFs. Vanguard brokerage clients will be able to make commission-free transactions in each of Vanguard’s 46 ETFs. The company also announced that most Vanguard brokerage clients will pay either $2 or $7 to trade non-Vanguard ETFs.

MyPlanIQ submits:TD Ameritrade (Ticker: AMTD) just announced that it offers 100+ commission free ETFs for its clients.The 100+ (a precise number is 101) ETFs were selected by Morningstar that include ETFs from iShares, Vanguard, State Street, PowerShares, and others. In comparison, Schwab's free ETFs include only 11 of its own funds. Similarly, Vanguard offers 47 Vanguard ETFs for free.